Algebra 1 Keystone Testing--Wednesday, May 17 and Thursday, May 18 (details below)

Student Council Spirit Week--Monday, May 22 to Thursday, May 23

No School for Students--Friday, May 26

School Holiday (Memorial Day)--Monday, May 29

Freshman Celebration--Friday, June 9 7:30 PM to 10:00 (details below)

Freshman Day--Wednesday, June 14--during school day (details below)

Final Awards & Closing Ceremony / Last Day of School--Thursday, June 15

INFORMATION:

• Students playing Spring sports and bringing bags/equipment for sports are to leave them in their regular hallway locker. Anything that does not fit in those lockers can be stored in 7th period classrooms.

• A special shout-out to 3 members of the Tamanend track team who are really going above and beyond this season! Congratulations to 7th grader Noelle M. who raced in the chilly rain and completed the 10-mile Broad Street Run 2 weekends ago. Also, congratulations to 8th grader Taryn K. and 7th grader Adam G. who each came in first in their 5K races in the Doylestown YMCA 5K this past weekend. We are super proud to have you as a Tamanend Tiger on the track team!
• There will be an important CB South Field Hockey Meeting on Monday, May 22nd at 3:00 - 3:45 pm in classroom D206 in the Athletic Lobby. This meeting is for all current 9th through 11th graders interested in playing for CB South in the Fall. New players as well as current players should attend. We will discuss our Fundraiser Camp, Conditioning, Tryouts, Ball Machine workouts, Turf Tuesdays and more! Coach Chioffe (KCHIOFFE@CBSD.ORG)
• CB South Girls Basketball will be hosting an incoming player meeting on Wednesday, May 24th at 2:45 in Room D204. Coach Mattern (BMATTERN@CBSD.ORG)
• Boys who are currently in 8th or 9th grades and interested in playing soccer for CB South next year are encouraged to reach out to Coach Pettican at KPETTICAN@CBSD.ORG and provide your name, grade, and email address. Those who contact Coach Pettican will be added to South soccer’s TeamSnap account and will receive updates on summer events and tryout information for the Fall.
• On Friday April 21, the CB Titan wrestling program started hosting FREE Friday night sessions for all interested student grades K thru 6 for 7 whole weeks. These sessions combine wrestling-based drills along with gymnastic style games to not only introduce the sport to your child but begin forging the basic skills of our sport into our future wrestlers. Click HERE for details.
• CB South Ice Hockey will be holding a FREE Middle School skate on 5/24@ 7:20pm at Hatfield for all incoming 5th graders, new and returning players in order to adequately prepare for the upcoming season. Please see flier below.
• It is becoming increasingly difficult to secure officials/referees/umpires in all sports, and this issue is anticipated to get worse over the next several years. The PIAA is looking to build its officials ranks. If interested, please visit Become an Official - PIAA. Additionally, students who are 16 years old or older have a special opportunity from the PIAA. The PIAA has waived the fee for its Junior Officials Program. All students who go through the course will then have the opportunity to make money officiating middle school through 9th grade sports. For more information, please visit Junior Officials Program.pdf (piaa.org).

· If you and would like to receive immediate updates on game schedules, cancellations, etc., visit Tamanend Athletics web page and become a “fan” to get alerts for your child’s team.

FROM CB SOUTH:

• 9th graders who are playing a Spring sport at CB South: If going to a practice/game directly from school (taking the shuttle) and need to store a bag/equipment, all items are to be put in the classroom where you will be leaving from. For example…on normal days, bags go in 7th period rooms so kids can catch the shuttle; on days when leaving early for an away game, such as 6th period, bags go in your 6th period classroom. Student athletes are to pay very close attention for updates from coaches (email, Remind, text, web page, etc.). Tamanend will not make announcements each day for cancellations, schedule adjustments, etc. It is the your responsibility to know what your team is doing each day. Also, please be reminded that you are dismissed from class 10 minutes prior to your bus leaving Tamanend. Please do not request teachers to dismiss you earlier than that.
• There will be an important CB South Field Hockey Meeting on Monday, May 22nd at 3:00 - 3:45 pm in classroom D206 in the Athletic Lobby. This meeting is for all current 9th through 11th graders interested in playing for CB South in the Fall. New players as well as current players should attend. We will discuss our Fundraiser Camp, Conditioning, Tryouts, Ball Machine workouts, Turf Tuesdays and more! Coach Chioffe (KCHIOFFE@CBSD.ORG)
• CB South Girls Basketball will be hosting an incoming player meeting on Wednesday, May 24th at 2:45 in Room D204. Coach Mattern (BMATTERN@CBSD.ORG)
• CB South Golf will be holding an interest meeting on Wednesday May 31 beginning at 3:00 in the Forum Room at CB South. Email Coach Hill for more details - thill@cbsd.org.
• Any 9th graders interested in joining the CB South Cross Country Team should attend the interest meeting at CB South on June 6, 2023. The meeting will take place in classroom D204 and go from 3:15-4pm. Any questions please contact Coach Simpson at csimpson@cbsd.org.
• Open gyms for boys basketball for 8th graders and above started Thursday, April 13 from 6:30 to 8:30 at CB South.
• CB South Ice Hockey will be holding a FREE Middle School skate on 5/24@ 7:20pm at Hatfield for all incoming 5th graders, new and returning players in order to adequately prepare for the upcoming season. Please see flier below.
• Boys interested in playing soccer for CB South next year are encouraged to reach out to Coach Pettican at KPETTICAN@CBSD.ORG and provide your name, grade, and email address. Those who contact Coach Pettican will be added to South soccer’s TeamSnap account and will receive updates on summer events and tryout information for the Fall.

Students who stay after school to watch games are expected to be at the field/court to support our teams. Walking around campus and/or inside the school is not permitted. When watching games, students are reminded to be positive, respectful, and well-behaved as there are other students, parents, grandparents, officials, etc. who are in attendance and have come to expect mature and appropriate behavior from Tamanend students. When games finish, spectators are not permitted to use fields or other facilities. Arrangements should be made ahead of time for students to be picked up from Tamanend by 4:30. Thank you for your attention to this matter. Your cooperation is appreciated.

We hope that everyone will continue to support our athletic teams during the fall season. CB South prides itself on good sportsmanship on the part of players and fans alike. Please keep the following in mind as you cheer for our teams this season:

1. Middle school aged students must be accompanied by a parent.
2. The use of profanity and vulgarity is unacceptable at athletic events. Please do not engage in inappropriate or demeaning chants during games. Students who do not comply with this expectation will be ejected from the games and will face disciplinary consequences. Let’s focus on supporting our team, not degrading the opposing school.
3. Entering/Rushing the athletes’ area of play is prohibited and dangerous to security, teachers, spectators, and the athletes.
4. Students are not permitted to bring purses, draw string bags, backpacks, food, or beverages to any athletic event in the Fall season.
5. Students are prohibited from trespassing on the property of any school in the Central Bucks School District or on any property in any other school district. Damaging school property or engaging in any other activity that inconveniences the other school’s staff is strictly prohibited and will be considered vandalism, resulting in disciplinary and legal consequences. Please do not jeopardize your good standing by engaging in this type of unacceptable behavior.
6. All Central Bucks School District and Central Bucks High School South’s polices apply to students at athletic events. Please be advised that coming to an athletic event under the influence of alcohol or a controlled substance is not only extremely dangerous, but also violates School Board Policy 227. If a student chooses to attend a CB South athletic event while under the influence, law enforcement will be notified and a 5-day suspension will be imposed.

CB South’s Administration respectfully requests that parents monitor their child’s whereabouts and actions before athletic events at CB South. Please be aware of your child’s plans before the event, how they will safely get to the event, and how they will safely arrive home from the event.

We hope that you continue to show your enthusiasm and school spirit as we enter the fall athletic season. The Faculty and Administration at CB South has always considered your ability to support our teams in a positive and respectful manner as one of our key points of pride. Please join your classmates in continuing this proud tradition.

We are holding our evening Freshman Celebration on Friday, June 9. Join us for an evening of music, dancing, food, and fun! Please note that this is not a prom. Students are encouraged to dress nicely, but do not have to dress for a formal. Students do not need a date to attend. Tickets and permission forms will be available shortly on MyPaymentsPlus. We will send out another communication once MyPaymentsPlus is open.

Pennsylvania law requires all persons having direct contact with school children to obtain background checks and clearances. If you are planning on volunteer in in a Central Bucks school during the 2022-2023 school year, you will need to go to Volunteer Required Paperwork, and complete what is needed to be an approved volunteer in our school. Thank you!

Tamanend Middle School empowers students to grow academically, socially and emotionally. Students, staff, and families work collaboratively to model the acronym ROAR.

Respect yourself, others, and property.

Own your behaviors.

Act appropriately.

Remember Kindness.

We believe that a caring, positive school culture and learning environment foster respectful, thoughtful, appropriate, and kind citizens.

In order to operationalize our mission, Tamanend utilizes a school-wide positive behavioral intervention and support plan (SWPBIS). This plan helps us establish a social culture in which students expect and support appropriate behavior from one another— creating school environments that are socially predictable, consistent, safe, and positive. This helps to reduce problem behaviors that lead to office discipline referrals and suspensions, and to change perceptions of school safety.

A reminder that in order to attend school, students need to be fever free for 24 hours without medication. A fever is considered 100.4 or higher.

Students are not required to purchase a CBSD issued physical education uniform; however, students will be required to change into athletic attire and sneakers to participate safely and practice good hygiene. Student attire must adhere to the dress code guidelines presented in the student handbook. CB locks will still be required to purchase to ensure personal items are secured in a locker. Locks are available for purchase on MyPaymentsPlus.

7:10: Students may be dropped off at Tamanend.

7:10--7:20*: 7th Graders wait in the Auditorium; 8th Graders wait in the Cafeteria; 9th Graders wait in Main Gym

7:20: Classrooms open to students

7:27: Reminder bell rings

7:30: First period classes begin

*Breakfast is available to students in all grades beginning at 7:10 in the Cafeteria.

You may report your child's absence in any of the following ways:

• Phone (Attendance hotline): 267-893-2920
• Written note to be turned in to Main Office
• Through Portal. Click here to learn how to report student absences through Portal.
  

Tamanend is committed to ensuring that every child has a positive experience at our school. We work hard to ensure that we have financial supports in place for families in need. Please be aware that we can help with the following resources:

• Food--pantry with healthy snacks and personal care items available all day outside of Guidance; meals to take home (students and/or parents and guardians can contact Mrs. Consoletti in the Guidance Office or Mrs. Myrtetus in the Health Office); weekend food packages to take home (students and/or parents and guardians can contact Mrs. Consoletti in the Guidance Office or Mrs. Myrtetus in the Health Office)
• Clothing
• Internet access
• Field trips, school supplies, fees
• Holiday gifts

If your family experiences a financial hardship, please feel free to email one of the staff members below so that we may help:

Brian Caughie (Principal) bcaughie@cbsd.org

Kyle Dudley (Assistant Principal) kdudley@cbsd.org

Lauren Myrtetus (Certified School Nurse) lmyrtetus@cbsd.org

Jeff Klein (Guidance Counselor and Athletic Director) jklein@cbsd.org

Mandy Cammann (Guidance Counselor) mcammann@cbsd.org

Andrea Consoletti (Guidance Secretary) aconsoletti@cbsd.org

Please click on the link below to learn about food assistance for families in Central Bucks:

https://vimeo.com/748146211 (English version)

https://vimeo.com/748143109 (versión en español)

Brian Caughie, Principal bcaughie@cbsd.org

Patti Hartz, Secretary phartz@cbsd.org

Andrea Consoletti, Student Service Secretary aconsoletti@cbsd.org

Here is a list of ways Tamanend communicates with students, families, and the community:

• Tamanend website: includes important information, resources, calendar of school events, and daily announcements
• Calendar of school events (posted on our website)
• Daily announcements (Posted each school day morning on our website and in Canvas. Look for the “Tamanend Announcements” course. Students will self-enroll in this course during the first week of school.
  
• TV show (weekly, during Advisory period)
• Email blasts from Tamanend administration regarding important news, new procedures, and reminders
• Parent Portal: student information, grades, and attendance
• Tamanend Connections newsletter: useful information, important reminders, and school highlights emailed weekly during school year and posted on Tamanend website
• Twitter: @CBTamanendMS highlights of activities, events, and daily life at Tamanend
• CBSD app: highlights of activities, events, and daily life in Central Bucks